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serial storage [2 records]

Record 1 2004-08-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Memories
DEF

A memory whose information media is continuous. Data is identified in its content or form. Data may be obtained only by performing a serial search through the contents of the memory.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mémoires (Informatique)
CONT

Mémoires série. Compte tenu des possibilités et de l'évolution de ce type de mémoire, il est nécessaire d'en faire une mention toute spéciale. Ce sont essentiellement des mémoires utilisant des Dispositifs à Transfert de Charges (D.T.C.) pour réaliser des boucles ou des structures série-parallèle-série [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Memorias (Computadoras)
DEF

Memoria cuyo medio de información es continuo. Los datos se identifican en su contenido o forma y pueden obtenerse solamente al ejecutarse una búsqueda en serie en el contenido de la memoria.

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Record 2 2002-04-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Memories
DEF

Computer storage in which time is one of the coordinates used to locate any given bit, character, or word; access time, therefore, includes a variable waiting time, ranging from zero to many word times.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mémoires (Informatique)

Spanish

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